Injured Lloris out until 2020, says France coach

Posted October 07, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Tottenham's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris makes a save during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at Falmer stadium in Brighton, England Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) - France and Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is unlikely to play again this year.

Lloris sustained a dislocated left elbow early in Tottenham's 3-0 loss at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, when he landed awkwardly after falling backward to the ground.

"He will not be back on the field in 2019, it's a near-certainty," France coach Didier Deschamps said Monday.

Tottenham later said Lloris had "suffered ligament damage and is not expected to return to training before the end of 2019," though ruled out the team captain needing surgery.

"Hugo is currently in a brace," Tottenham said in a statement, "and will now undergo a period of rest and rehabilitation."

Deschamps was speaking Monday in Paris ahead of two upcoming France games in European Championship qualifying, away to Iceland on Friday and at home to Turkey three days later.

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Medical staff attend to Tottenham's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at Falmer stadium in Brighton, England Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Associated Press

Tottenham's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is taken away on a stretcher after an injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at Falmer stadium in Brighton, England Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Associated Press

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